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  1. J

    how reliable is the 2.3?

    I've had probably a dozen 2.3s in Fairmonts and Mustangs. Only managed to blow one up. Good gas milage, keep oil in it so the cam doesn't starve. I travelled 60 miles one way to work every day for 20+ years, so I have lots of miles on them. Still have a 90 LX hatch 5 spd, a 93 auto coupe and 4...
  2. J

    A/C question

    Clean the IAC and the EGR first. IAC is your idle air compensator. That's what the computer uses to adjust your idle speed. It auto adjusts when the compressor clutch comes on. If it's sticking...
  3. J

    A/C question

    Any mods or other changes on the car?
  4. J

    Crown Vic chassis same as stange basically???

    Hmmmm... When I was a service manager for a Ford dealer back in 1980, I wound up with a dumpy red Fairmont station wagon with a sparsely equipped tan vinyl interior for a demonstrator at one point. I wasn't too thrilled with it until I drove it. It was a leftover fleet vehicle with a 302 and...
  5. J

    Crown Vic chassis same as stange basically???

    Anyway, me being the old guy that I am, I think it's a fun ride just surprizing some people some of the time in my 'old mans' car! (plus the improvement in mpg) Even in my bone stock Town Car, when the 4.6 gets revvin' it's a fun drive. The real killer was a 4 dr CTS-V that I drove a few times...
  6. J

    Crown Vic chassis same as stange basically???

    Nothing has to be changed over as far as brackets or accessories on the front of the engine. Just bolt up all the Vic stuff. You will have to get the 'normal' rotation water pump for the Vic though. There are plenty of aftermarket Mustang intakes and they all fit in either direction. The major...
  7. J

    A9L computer question

    You're gonna need a lot more than just the computer to switch from SD to MAF...
  8. J

    Crown Vic chassis same as stange basically???

    I have an 89 Crown Vic with a rebuilt longblock 5.0HO in it. It is not MAF, it is Speed Density. The computer had to be changed due to the different firing order, the different type of cruise control, and the Auto Temp Control A/C. It still has the original AOD and 3.55 TL rear. Never had it to...
  9. J

    no choke on 66 289 2bbl

    Most electric assist chkes used a wire from the alt. to power them. I don't remember the 66 ever having one. Is it a replacement/later model carb.?
  10. J

    My new baby! Hi-Po or no Hi-Po?

    Aren't the HiPos the only one's with mechanical lifters (not hydr)??
  11. J

    Help Quick - Tailshaft bushing

    True Bert, I forgot about that one.
  12. J

    please help I.d my engine

    1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8
  13. J

    Help Quick - Tailshaft bushing

    If you can't rent or borrow the correct puller, you can support the tranny under the bottom of the case and pull the tailshaft housing off carefully, then slip it back on without disturbing anything else.
  14. J

    release bearing Q

    Sorry, my confusion! I went by his signature, thinking he had a 67. On the 67, the linkage pushes the fork which is pivoted on the driver side of the bell. The T5 is set up for a pull linkage since it pivots on the pass side.
  15. J

    please help I.d my engine

    Should be casting #'s on the block behind the starter and head numbers visible with the valve covers removed. I would go with the point for timing.
  16. J

    Hazzard light problem

    Signals and hazards use different flashers.
  17. J

    5.0 block from a grand marquee

    89 Vics had rollers, too.
  18. J

    release bearing Q

    Sorry, I may be confused here. Doesn't the stock T5 bell have the fork pivot on the pass. side of the housing?
  19. J

    Hazzard light problem

    Did you change the flasher in the fuse box?
  20. J

    release bearing Q

    Did you get the kit to reverse the direction?
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